Spinach salad with smoked salmon and avocado oil
4 servings
20 minutes
This salad is a refined blend of freshness and depth of flavor, infused with Mediterranean aromas. Young spinach offers tender greens and a light crunch, while citrus fruits provide an explosion of juicy notes with a hint of acidity. Smoked salmon adds a noble saltiness and silky texture, perfectly harmonizing with the buttery avocado. The dressing made from avocado oil and citrus juice brings the ingredients together, creating a rich and intense flavor. The taste of the salad is a balance of freshness, smokiness, and creamy softness. It is perfect as a light lunch dish or an elegant appetizer for dinner. Garnished with pumpkin seeds, it gains extra crunchiness and nutrition. An ideal choice for connoisseurs of exquisite yet easy-to-make dishes!
1
Cut the skin off the oranges and grapefruits so that all the white pith is removed and the flesh is visible.
- Oranges: 3 pieces
- Red grapefruits: 1 piece
2
Cut half of the orange and set it aside.
- Oranges: 3 pieces
3
Using a sharp knife, cut wedges from the remaining oranges and grapefruit, ruthlessly removing all the white pith. If the grapefruit is large, cut the wedges in half.
- Oranges: 3 pieces
- Red grapefruits: 1 piece
4
Squeeze the juice from half a lime and set it aside.
- Lime: 1 piece
5
Cut the onion in half and slice it as thinly as possible into half-rings.
- Sweet red onion: 1 head
6
Clean the avocado using any method you know or a special tool, remove the pit. Cut the avocado halves into slices about 0.5 cm thick.
- Avocado: 2 pieces
7
Immediately coat the sliced avocado with lime juice to prevent browning.
- Avocado: 2 pieces
- Lime: 1 piece
8
In a large bowl, mix young spinach leaves, citrus slices, avocado, onion, and thinly sliced salmon or any other red fish cut similarly. If you can't buy cold-smoked fish, you can use lightly salted. However, it's easier to cut smoked fish as it holds its shape better.
- Baby spinach: 125 g
- Oranges: 3 pieces
- Red grapefruits: 1 piece
- Avocado: 2 pieces
- Sweet red onion: 1 head
- Cold smoked salmon: 200 g
9
For the dressing, mix avocado oil with orange juice, salt, and pepper well.
- Avocado oil: 2 tablespoons
- Oranges: 3 pieces
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
10
Dress the salad with this dressing and mix well.
- Avocado oil: 2 tablespoons
11
Serve immediately, sprinkled with pumpkin seeds on top if desired.
- Peeled pumpkin seeds: to taste